1. (1) A teacher may include up to 10% of a student's final grade in a course in grades 7 through 12 based on the student's attendance in the class.
2. (2) An LEA may adopt a policy that permits attendance to account for more than 10% but not more than 20% of a student's final grade for a course in grades 7 through 12.

3. (3) If an LEA adopts a policy for a course under Subsection (2), the LEA shall ensure the LEA's policy shall:

   1. (a) be publicly posted and available to parents and students, including through the parent portal described in Section 53G-6-806;
   2. (b) specify which courses the policy applies to and the percentage of the final grade that attendance will comprise, which may not exceed 20%;
   3. (c) permit valid excused absences, as defined in Section 53G-6-201, to be excluded from attendance-based grade calculations; and
   4. (d) establish reasonable limits on the number of valid excused absences that may be excluded from attendance-based grade calculations to ensure accountability for class participation while accommodating student needs.
4. (4) If an LEA permits students to earn credit through a test-out option under Section 53E-4-209, the LEA shall require students who decline to test out and instead enroll in the course to comply with any attendance-based grading policy adopted under this section.

Enacted by Chapter 206, 2026 General Session